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Since 2014, total campus emissions have dropped by 7 percent. Ninety-seven percent of the Institute’s emissions are associated with the operation of labs, offices, residences, and other building facilities across campus.

Campus greenhouse gas emissions down 7 percent since 2014

MIT releases results of its second campus-wide inventory.

January 11, 2017

A tweet noting "The Simpsons"' prediction of a Nobel Prize for Professor Bengt Holmström was @MIT's most popular to date.

Top tweets of 2016

Best posts on @MIT touch on LIGO discoveries, Nobel laureate Bengt Holmström, Apollo pioneer Margaret Hamilton, Commencement speaker Matt Damon, and more.

December 30, 2016

Guests arrive at the International Commerce Center in Hong Kong's Kowloon City for the third in a series of regional events in support of the MIT Campaign for a Better World.

MIT’s Campaign for a Better World tour arrives in Hong Kong

High-energy event celebrates the Institute’s vibrant international community.

December 22, 2016

MIT continues to show support for community members impacted by Cambridge fire

Graduate Student Council sets up fire relief gift registry to aid displaced graduate students.

December 21, 2016

Letter regarding MIT's updated policy against discrimination and harassment

December 21, 2016

Fall 2016 Innovation Fund winners at a training session organized by MindHandHeart

Newest MindHandHeart Innovation Fund projects build community and resilience

Grants totaling $21,450 were awarded to seven proposals in MindHandHeart’s fourth funding cycle.

December 20, 2016

The 1960s were “a heady time for the nation,” recalled civil rights activist Janet Moses, left, at a luncheon celebrating “Activism in the Era of MLK.” Topper Carew, middle, a filmmaker originally from Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood and a principal investigator at MIT’s Media Lab, was also on the panel led by Institute Community and Equity Officer Edmund Bertschinger, right.

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Veterans of civil rights movement urge students to join ongoing battle against injustice.

December 15, 2016

Featured video: Tech Twinkles

Student-led project lights up campus during the holiday season.

December 14, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook to deliver MIT’s 2017 Commencement address

Head of world’s largest publicly traded corporation will address the Class of 2017 on June 9.

December 8, 2016

MIT senior Rasheed Auguste’s parents emigrated from Haiti to Boston as teenagers and completed master’s degrees in the U.S. “When I was born, the standard was, ‘we have master’s degrees; a PhD is the next step for this next generation.’ That was always the bar,” says Auguste. “It just so happens I got lucky. I actually do want this PhD that was prescribed from birth.”

Nuclear engineering student advocates for change on campus and Capitol Hill

Senior Rasheed Auguste is fueled by passions for science, policy, and creating a more inclusive MIT.

December 7, 2016

Letter regarding supporting the community after East Cambridge fire

December 5, 2016

Letter to the community reaffirming MIT's support for students

December 3, 2016

Community forum gives insight into how The Engine will run

MIT leadership answers questions about the mission and features of the new accelerator.

December 2, 2016

Dennis Frenchman, the Class of 1922 Professor of Urban Design and Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning.

3Q: Dennis Frenchman on the rise of innovation districts in Cambridge and beyond

MIT professor explains how “productive neighborhoods” can remake cities.

November 28, 2016

New Kendall Wi-Fi supports Kendall Square and nearby residential areas

Free high-speed outdoor internet service implemented by MIT and partners.